Fan-shaped top tapering into bulbous base. Green and blue striated swirl decoration loosely following shape of vase, ground pontil.

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1910	Work on this object ended.
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2013	This was an Object of the Day.
2015	We photographed this object.
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Peacock Vase Vase, ca. 1901

This is a Vase. It was overseen (as design director) by Louis Comfort Tiffany and produced by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. It is dated ca. 1901 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is mold-blown and iridized glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Louis Comfort Tiffany's patented "Favrile" glass, produced at the Tiffany Furnaces in New York, featured shimmering surfaces of iridescence, reminiscent of ancient glass treasures. The "Peacock" vases reflect Tiffany's interest in the long, sinous lines of the Art Nouveau style and his fascination with highly organic forms.

This object was featured in our Object of the Day series in a post titled The Lure of the Peacock: Iridescence and Immortality.

It is credited Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection.

Large trumpet form; shaped deep red rim tapering to clear yellow-amber-ochre colored body and circular foot.

Vase (USA), 1883–88
blown amberina glass.
Gift of Paul F. Walter.
2010-6-3

Eight-sided bulbous body on tall flaring base, tapering neck with bulbous knop and flared mouth; painted in underglaze blue on white, on the base with lambrequin border, on body with peacock, rocks, flowers, insects, lambrequin border, on neck and mouth with leaf borders and floral scrolls.

Vase (Netherlands), ca. 1700
tin-glazed earthenware.
Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.
1986-61-34

Jacket, The Scarab, from A I R Collection, 2016

Jacket, The Scarab, from A I R Collection, 2016
leather, heat and wind reactive ink.
Courtesy of TheUnseen.
46.2015.1

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cobalt blue, red,light green, white irredecent copper in swirling pattern.

Toilet Bottle
glass.
Gift of Samuel P. Avery.
1903-1-21

Wide open mouthed vase in dark greens and mauve abstract and swirled shapes.

Vase (USA), ca. 1903-05
glass.
Gift of Thomas Carnase.
1978-177-1

Iridescent deep blue. Low curved walls with undulating rim; curved rib on exterior of each of the ten undulations. Broad, low foot.

Ashtray (USA), ca. 1900
favrile glass.
Bequest of Joseph L. Morris.
1966-55-2

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 33.7 x 25 x 14 cm (13 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Etched on underside: "04646"

Cite this object as

Peacock Vase Vase, ca. 1901; Design Director: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933); USA; mold-blown and iridized glass; H x W x D: 33.7 x 25 x 14 cm (13 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Gift of Stanley Siegel, from the Stanley Siegel Collection; 1975-32-11

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color, Passion for the Exotic: Louis Comfort Tiffany and Lockwood de Forest and Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CKSM/
Accession Number 1975-32-11
Object ID 18488125